Dragon Scale Ceramic Body Armor
Bullet proof vest model sov 2000 1 mil3af01 is not in compliance with the requirements of ojp s national institute of justice nij voluntary.
Dragon scale ceramic body armor. The discs are composed of silicon carbide ceramic matrices. Dragon skin armor was supposed to be the holy grail of modern body armor. Its characteristic two inch wide circular discs overlap like scale armor creating a. The department of justice doj office of justice programs ojp announced today that it has determined that the pinnacle armor inc.
Dragon skin uses advance ceramic and titanium composite disc that overlap and inner link with each other. Dragon skin is a type of ballistic vest formerly made by the now defunct company pinnacle armor currently produced in missoula montana by north american development group llc available for public law enforcement and military customers. It s a whole new kind of body armor. Announced on aug 3 the us department of justice has decided to decertify pinnacle inc s dragon skin body armor.
What dragon skin body armor promised. Its characteristic two inch wide circular discs overlap like scale armor creating a flexible vest that allows a good range of motion and is intended to absorb a high number of hits compared with other military body armor. It provided more flexibility than standard hard armor plates and initially showed that it could stand up to many more hits from rifle rounds than a normal ceramic plate. Its characteristic two inch wide circular discs overlap like scale armor creating a flexible vest that allows a good range of motion and is intended to.
It is currently produced in fresno california.